Carpet Bugle Close Up

It is an herbaceous flowering plant in the mint family native to europe.

Carpet bugle close up.

Valued as a wonderful spreader making colorful groundcovers with its dense attractive leaf rosettes carpet bugle ajuga reptans is a quick mat forming perennial which thrives in shady areas where grass won t grow. Carpet bugle ajuga reptans mint family lamiaceae description. Ajuga reptans is commonly known as bugle blue bugle bugleherb bugleweed carpetweed carpet bugleweed and common bugle and traditionally but less commonly as st. Carpet bugle ajuga reptans bavaria germany bugle ajuga reptans monmouthshire wales uk blue bugle flowers ajuga reptans a bugle wild flower ajuga reptans close up.

The basal leaves are up to 3 long and 1 across. Of course if it s located in the. Ajuga reptans common bugle bugleweed carpet bugleweed 3 in small gardens or small spaces and in other enclosed areas where the tight foliage can cover the ground around or in front of small shrubs. Ajuga catlins giant covering the ground in a shady border kriechender günsel blatt blätter vor der blüte.

Close up of ajuga reptans or carpet bugle is a perennial plant with blue flowers growing in the mediterranean meadows. Unless it s really dry ajuga can usually sustain itself with normal rainfall and there s no need to fertilize this plant. Close up of seeds photo. Ajuga əˈdʒuːɡə 4 also known as bugleweed 5 ground pine 6 carpet bugle or just bugle is a genus of 40 species annual and perennial herbaceous flowering plants 7 in the ajugeae tribe of the mint family lamiaceae with most species native to europe asia 8 and africa but also two species in southeastern australia 3 they grow.

Sheldon navie android edition apple ios edition. This herbaceous perennial plant is 4 12 tall and unbranched consisting of a rosette of leaves and a flowering stalk. Carpet bugle bugleweed carpetweed common bugle previous next valued as a wonderful spreader making colorful groundcovers with its dense attractive leaf rosettes carpet bugle ajuga reptans is a quick mat forming grower which will thrive in shady areas where grass won t grow. Rising from the center of the rosettes are whorls of tiny blue violet purple pink or white flowers arranged on spikes which create a striking display when in full bloom in mid.

Steve hurst at usda plants database australian bugle ajuga australis a similar native plant with flowers clustered in the upper leaf forks photo.